Bali, Indonesia and Antalya, Turkey are among the latest additions to the summer network
The UAE’s national carrier Etihad Airways has increased its summer routes to 76 with the addition of another eight destinations in June 2024.
During the Eid break, the airline began operating directly to Nice on the French Riviera and to Antalya on the Turkish Riviera, as well as returning to the Greek islands of Mykonos and Santorini.
This month, Etihad also launched a new service to Al Qassim, its fourth destination in Saudi Arabia, and today, the airline kicked off its very first flight to the popular Indonesian beachside hub of Bali.
Earlier in the month, Etihad relaunched its summer services to the popular Spanish holiday resort of Málaga, and last week it launched a new flight directly to Jaipur, known as the ‘Pink City’, a major tourist hotspot in Rajasthan, India.
Nice, France
The twice-weekly flights to Nice (Wednesday and Saturday) depart the UAE capital at 3:10am, arriving in Nice (NCE) at 7:40am, with return departures leaving Nice at 11:15am and arriving back in Abu Dhabi at 7:15pm.
Antayla, Turkey
Flights to Antayla operate three times a week – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday – departing Abu Dhabi at 9:20am, arriving in Antayla (AYT) at 1pm, with return flights leaving the Turkish Riveria at 2:20pm, arriving back in Abu Dhabi at 7:35pm.
Mykonos, Greece
Services to Mykonos operate on Monday and Friday. Flights to Mykonos leave Abu Dhabi at 8:05am on Mondays, arriving in Mykonos (JMK) at 11:45am, return flights leave at 12:45pm, landing back in Abu Dhabi (via Athens) at 8:25pm. The Friday service will depart Abu Dhabi at 7:25am, arriving in Mykonos at 11:05am. Return flights will leave Mykonos at 12:05pm and land back Abu Dhabi (via Athens) at 7:45pm.
Santorini, Greece
Santorini flights are available on Tuesday and Thursday. The Tuesday Santorini service leaves Abu Dhabi at 7:40am, arriving in Santorini (JTR) at 11:15am. Return flights leave the Greek hub at 12:15pm, arriving back in Abu Dhabi via Athens at 8pm. The Thursday flights leave Abu Dhabi at 8:35am, arriving in Santorini at 12:10pm. Departing flights will leave Santorini at 1:10pm, arriving back in the UAE capital at 8:55pm.
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Málaga, Spain
The flights to Malaga operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, departing Abu Dhabi at 3:10am, landing in Malaga (AGP) at 8:35am, with return flights scheduled to leave Malaga at 10:15am, arriving back in Abu Dhabi at 7:20pm.
Jaipur, India
Flights to Jaipur operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Flights depart the Abu Dhabi at 3:05am, arriving in Jaipur (JAI) at 8:05am. Return services leave Jaipur at 11am, arriving back in the UAE capital at 1pm.
Bali, Indonesia
Etihad will fly to Bali four times a week on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Flights will leave Abu Dhabi (AUH) at 10.25pm, arriving in Bali at 11.35am the following day. Return flights will depart Bali’s Denpasar (DPS) airport at 6:45pm, arriving back in Abu Dhabi at 11.45pm (local time).
Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia
There are four flights a week to Al Qassim, with services operating on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, departing Abu Dhabi at 8am and arriving in Al Qassim (ELQ) at 9:10am. Return flights will leave the Saudi hub at 10:15am and arriving back in Abu Dhabi at 1:20pm.
Antonoaldo Neves, Chief Executive Officer at Etihad, said: “It is an exciting month for Etihad as we deliver on our plans to expand our network with eight additional locations. We are launching flights to three important sites – Bali, Jaipur and Al Qassim – which we can see from our forward-bookings are already proving popular with our guests, at the same time as commencing operations to new seasonal destinations."
For more information, visit www.etihad.com